A review by shidoburrito
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar

5.0

Do you have a grandpa? Had a grandpa? How well did you know him? How well did he know himself as he slowly succumbed to dementia? Carol had never met her grandpa until her father made her entire family stay the summer with him. They are preparing the dry, desolate sheep ranch to sell so that they can ship Grandpa Serge off to a nursing home where they can deal with his downward spiral into dementia. But as Carol gets to know her grandpa through his wild stories (how much is true and how much is the babble of a rotting brain?), she is also getting to know more about her family and its roots.

Keep your tissues near, this one is a WONDERFUL book for all ages!